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Mark Thomas Pavelich (February 28, 1958 – March 4, 2021) was an American professional ice hockey forward who played 355 regular season games in the National Hockey League (NHL) for the New York Rangers, Minnesota North Stars, and San Jose Sharks between 1981 and 1991. Pavelich was a member of the 1980 U.S. Olympic hockey team that won the gold medal in what has been called the "Miracle on Ice".

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Mark Pavelich
Pavelich with the New York Rangers in 1986
Born	(1958-02-28)February 28, 1958 Eveleth, Minnesota, U.S.
Died	March 4, 2021(2021-03-04) (aged 63) Sauk Centre, Minnesota, U.S.
Height	5 ft 8 in (173 cm)
Weight	170 lb (77 kg; 12 st 2 lb)
Position	Center
Shot	Right
Played for	HC Lugano New York Rangers Minnesota North Stars Dundee Rockets HC Bolzano San Jose Sharks
National team	United States
NHL Draft	Undrafted
Playing career	1980–1991
Medal record Men's ice hockey Representing the  United States Olympic Games 1980 Lake Placid Team competition

Amateur career

The son of Croatian immigrants,[1][2] Pavelich grew up in rural Eveleth, Minnesota.[3] He was a star performer on his high school hockey team, Eveleth High School.[4] He attended the University of Minnesota Duluth as an amateur player for three seasons from 1977–1979.[5] Pavelich is best known for being a member of the 1980 U.S. Olympic hockey team that won the gold medal in Lake Placid. In the game against the Soviet Union, Pavelich was credited with two assists, including one on Mike Eruzione's game-winning goal.[6]

Professional career

After the Olympics, Pavelich, who was not drafted by an NHL team, played one season for HC Lugano in Switzerland where he registered 73 points. He returned to the U.S. national team for the 1981 Ice Hockey World Championship tournament. He was brought back to the United States the following year by his former U.S. Olympic coaches Herb Brooks and Craig Patrick, who managed the New York Rangers. Despite his size, Pavelich thrived in his role as a center for the Rangers, and holds the Rangers record for most points as a rookie (76). However, his career in New York was ended by a feud with Brooks' successor Ted Sator, who introduced a traditional North American dump-and-chase style of play.

Pavelich briefly played for Brooks with the Minnesota North Stars in 1987 before returning to Europe. He had a stint in Britain for the Dundee Rockets and played two seasons in Italy for HC Bolzano. The expansion San Jose Sharks brought him out of retirement for the 1991–92 NHL season, but he would play only two games for the Sharks before retiring. However, he did record an assist on the Sharks' first-ever goal scored by Craig Coxe in the third period of a 4-3 loss to the Vancouver Canucks on October 4, 1991.

On February 23, 1983, Pavelich became the first American to score five goals in a single game, against the Hartford Whalers at Madison Square Garden.[7] He remains the only American to have done so.

Legacy

In the 2009 book 100 Ranger Greats, the authors ranked Pavelich at No. 83 all-time of the 901 New York Rangers who had played during the team's first 82 seasons.[8]

Personal life

Pavelich married Sue Koski on September 11, 1985. The couple had one daughter, Tarja, in 1987 and divorced in 1989.[9] He married Kara Burmachuk in 1994, and they had no children.

When Pavelich was 18, he accidentally killed his 15-year-old friend Ricky Holgers in a hunting accident. His second wife Kara died at age 44 in an accidental fall from a second-story balcony at their Lutsen, Minnesota home on September 6, 2012.[10]

In April 2014, Pavelich put his Olympic medal up for auction, with bidding beginning at $62,500.[11] The medal sold in May 2014 for $262,900 through Dallas-based auction house Heritage Auctions.[12]

Health and legal issues

Pavelich was arrested on August 15, 2019 for assaulting a neighbor with whom he had earlier been fishing,[13] after he believed the neighbor had put something into his beer.[14] He was charged with four felony counts: second and third-degree assault, possession of a short-barreled shotgun, and possession of a firearm with a missing or altered serial number. Pavelich was ruled incompetent to stand trial and was ordered committed to a secure treatment facility.[15][16] In August 2020, Pavelich was granted court approval for transfer to a lower-security setting for treatment.[17] Pavelich's sister, Jean Gevik, stated that she believed he was suffering from chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE), and had noticed behavioral changes in the years leading up to the incident which led to his arrest.[18]

Pavelich died on March 3, 2021 at a residential treatment center in Sauk Centre, Minnesota.[19][20] His death was ruled a suicide by asphyxiation.[14]

In popular culture

In Miracle on Ice, a 1981 TV movie about the 1980 U.S. hockey team, Pavelich was played by Jack Blessing.

In the 2004 Disney film Miracle, he is played by Chris Koch. Koch played junior hockey for the Delta Ice Hawks in his native Canada before concussions ended his career.[21]^{[better source needed]}

Awards and achievements

Award	Year	Ref
All-WCHA First Team	1978–79	[22]
AHCA West All-American	1978–79	[23]

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

				Regular season						Playoffs
Season	Team	League		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
1975–76	Eveleth High School	HS-MN		—	—	—	—	—		—	—	—	—	—
1976–77	University of Minnesota-Duluth	WCHA		37	12	7	19	8		—	—	—	—	—
1977–78	University of Minnesota-Duluth	WCHA		36	14	30	44	44		—	—	—	—	—
1978–79	University of Minnesota-Duluth	WCHA		37	31	48	79	52		—	—	—	—	—
1979–80	United States National Team	Intl		53	15	30	45	12		—	—	—	—	—
1980–81	HC Lugano	NDA		28	24	25	49	—		—	—	—	—	—
1981–82	New York Rangers	NHL		79	33	43	76	67		6	1	5	6	0
1982–83	New York Rangers	NHL		78	37	38	75	52		9	4	5	9	12
1983–84	New York Rangers	NHL		77	29	53	82	96		5	2	4	6	0
1984–85	New York Rangers	NHL		48	14	31	45	29		3	0	3	3	2
1985–86	New York Rangers	NHL		59	20	20	40	82		—	—	—	—	—
1986–87	Minnesota North Stars	NHL		12	4	6	10	10		—	—	—	—	—
1986–87	Dundee Rockets	BHL		1	0	2	2	0		—	—	—	—	—
1987–88	HC Bolzano	ITA		36	31	44	75	19		8	9	13	22	8
1988–89	HC Bolzano	ITA		44	23	34	57	42		—	—	—	—	—
1991–92	San Jose Sharks	NHL		2	0	1	1	4		—	—	—	—	—
NHL totals				355	137	192	329	340		23	7	17	24	14

International

Year	Team	Event		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
1980	United States	OG		7	1	6	7	2
1981	United States	WC		8	2	3	5	4
Senior totals				15	3	9	12	6

References

External links

• Mark Pavelich at NHL
• Mark Pavelich at Hockey Hall of Fame (NHL player)
• Mark Pavelich at EliteProspects.com
• Mark Pavelich at Eurohockey.com
• Mark Pavelich at HockeyDB.com
• Mark Pavelich at Hockey-Reference.com
• Mark Pavelich at Olympedia

На других языках

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[de] Mark Pavelich

Mark Thomas Pavelich (* 28. Februar 1958 in Eveleth, Minnesota; † 4. März 2021 in Sauk Centre, Minnesota) war ein US-amerikanischer Eishockeyspieler, der im Verlauf seiner aktiven Karriere zwischen 1976 und 1992 unter anderem 378 Spiele für die Minnesota North Stars, New York Rangers und San Jose Sharks in der National Hockey League auf der Position des Centers bestritten hat. Seinen größten Karriereerfolg feierte Pavelich im Trikot der Nationalmannschaft der Vereinigten Staaten, mit der er bei den Olympischen Winterspielen 1980 in Lake Placid beim sogenannten „Miracle on Ice“ die Goldmedaille gewann.

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- [en] Mark Pavelich

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[fr] Mark Pavelich

Mark Thomas Pavelich (né le 28 février 1958 à Eveleth dans l'État du Minnesota aux États-Unis et mort à Sauk Centre le 4 mars 2021[1]) est un joueur professionnel américain de hockey sur glace. Il évoluait au poste de centre.

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[it] Mark Pavelich

Mark Thomas Pavelich (Eveleth, 28 febbraio 1958 – Sauk Centre, 4 marzo 2021[1]) è stato un hockeista su ghiaccio statunitense.

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